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The ................ of Hanoi is about 5 million. 

 

We have to apply effective measures to save many plant and animal species _______ extinction.

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This is the place ............... I was born. 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined bold word(s) in each of the following questions: 

You’re not trying to suggest I should turn a blind eye and forget all about it?

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions:

Those who advocate for doctor-assisted suicide say the terminally ill should not have to suffer.

Smith had a lucky escape. He __________ killed.

Forest dwellers had always hunted the local _______ but their needs had been small.

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The casting director was looking for an actor with an  ____________  tone of voice that can persuade listeners to buy a product.

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The saola is also indirectly threatened by insufficient ____ to and investment in its conservation.

My English is progressing in ......................

The police are trying to put an end _____ the motorbike race among teenagers.

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He ........ answered these questions.

Choose the best answer among A, B, c or D that best completes sentence:  In the _____  month, all the trees in this forest will disappear if nothing is done to protect them.

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The flat is very noisy, .................. we enjoy living there. 

You                        wash those potatoes. They’ve already been washed.

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I ______ find my own way there. You _____ wait for me.

I’ll lend you the money and you ________ pay me back till next month.

What will the relationship between computing and ....................... bring US over the next 15 years?

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I am tired of my neighbors....................  noise every night. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. 
Despite the wealth of information campaigns telling people about global warming and its causes, most people have (23) _______to realize how severe the problem is. Coming climate changes could alter as much as one third of plant and animal habitats by the end of the 22nd century. These changes could in (24) ____ cause widespread extinctions among plant and animal species around the globe. 
Coastal and island habitats are perhaps in the greatest danger (25) _______ they face the combined threats of warming oceans and rising sea levels. As habitats change, many animals will come under intense pressure to find more suitable homes for themselves. Mass (26) ____ of at least some animals are certainly to be expected, but the fact remains that many animals will simply not be able to move fast enough. 
Such dire predictions may sound alarmist, but they are based on the rather moderate estimate that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by 2100. Many scientists believe, however, that this figure is actually very conservative, and they claim that a tripling is far more realistic. If they are (27) ____, the effects on nature will be even more dramatic

Coastal and island habitats are perhaps in the greatest danger (25) _______ they face the combined threats of warming oceans and rising sea levels

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the best option for each of the blanks.
People’s fingernails and toenails, according to a recent study, are nowadays growing more quickly. Research (35) _____ out at the University of North Carolina indicates that the speed at which human nails are growing has increased by (36) _____ 25 per cent over the last 70 years. The results of the study show that the (37)_____ human fingernail now grows about 3.5 mm a month, (38) _____ just 3 mm seven decades ago. Toenail growth, (39) _____ only about 2 mm per month, was also up on the figure (40) _____ in a similar survey done 70 years ago. Researchers (41) _____ the rapid increase down to changes in lifestyle, particularly the greater awareness of the importance of regular exercise and a healthy diet. This, they point out, is in (42) _____with similar trends in the height and weight of present-day adults. Interestingly, it appears that nails have a propensity to grow fastest (43) _____ warmer conditions, with the quickest growth rate among young people, and men. The fastestgrowing nail is on the middle finger while that on the little finger is (44) _____ the slowest, at only a fraction over 3 mm each month.
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